Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are all set to meet each other in the ninth match of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in Birmingham, promising cricket-lovers an exciting clash on the fields on Saturday.
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With India already reaching the semi-final stage and Pakistan out of the competition, the result of the match will not affect the tournament much.
Promising to be more than a dead rubber, spectators will expect some high quality performance from both the sides.
Both Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and India captain MS Dhoni said the match is very important for them.
Misbah told the media: "I think it's still a very important game. Everybody knows that India‑Pakistan is always a game most of the viewers are looking for because the audience, especially in India and Pakistan, you can say more followers of cricket, and they always want to see India and Pakistan is playing each other."
"I think still it's an important game for both teams and both teams want to win that game," he said.
Misbah said the match against India will be another chance to prove themselves.
"I think as per tournament there's no pressure on us now, so it's one game. It's a chance for us to just prove ourselves, go there and just get something back. So I think as a player, as a team, there should not be any pressure on us. We should just express ourselves and go there and just try to win that game," he said.
Speaking on the match, Dhoni told the media: "I think it's an important match. To have a look at it is very important. Doesn't matter which side you are really playing, because the reason is all international sides are good enough, so no real point taking any added pressure, so anything you can avoid as a team, especially the fact we're talking about pressure, we should look to do that."
Pakistan has never lost to India in the six editions of the ICC Champions Trophy.